Leinster vs. Glasgow, Friday 28th February, 19.35 (Eir Sport 1)

Dave_The_Sheep

Leinster

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Glasgow

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15. Hugo Keenan | Glenn Bryce
14. Dave Kearney | Tommy Seymour
13. Jimmy O'Brien | Huw Jones
12. Joe Tomane | Nick Grigg
11. James Lowe | Kyle Steyn
10. Harry Byrne | Pete Horne
9. Luke McGrath | George Horne
1. Peter Dooley | Aki Seiuli
2. Sean Cronin | George Turner
3. Michael Bent | D'arcy Rae
4. Ryan Baird | Rob Harley
5. Scott Fardy | Tim Swinson
6. Josh Murphy | Ryan Wilson
7. Will Connors | Thomas Gordon
8. Max Deegan | Matt Fagerson
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16. James Tracy | Mesulame Dolokoto
17. Michael Milne | Alex Allan
18. Jack Aungier | Ewan McQuillin
19. Jack Dunne | Andrew Davidson
20. Rhys Ruddock | Callum Gibbins
21. Jamison Gibson-Park | Jamie Dobie
22. Ciaran Frawley | Ruaridh Jackson
23. Fergus McFadden | Nikola Matawalu


Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU) (ugh)
Assistants: Joy Neville (IRFU), Wayne Davies (WRU)
TMO: Ian Davies (WRU)

All-abaird the hype train.

I'm sorry.

Podge_irl

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

I'm sorry.

No you're not

Dave_The_Sheep

No.

I'm not.

stephen_n

Not going to be usual Friday night stroll, which should make for an entertaining game. Think we have too much up front for them, but I’d expect them to score a few tries with that back line.

sydthebeat

Leinster by 20

Clegg

THE MESSIAH

accensi0n

Choo chooooo!

Clegg

Lovely hands from Cronin and Fardy.

Clegg

Kicking straight to Lowe seems like a winning strategy.

cameramonkey

lets see how Ireland next out half Harry Byrne goes.

Squidgy Black

Boys vs men so far. Completely dominating.

Muligatawney

Dooley is making a step this year. Loved that hand off 5 yards out just to keep his ground.

Squidgy Black

That was one of the most ridiculous trains off the back of a ruck I've seen for McGrath's botched kick, surely there has to be a point that it can be said the player is no longer bound to the ruck when there's three lads tailed back

razorblunt

Pete Horne is an appalling player.

damianmcr

Normal crowd or you think a few people have stayed away?

razorblunt

Owens happy to call advantage over for Glasgow with a pass behind their own line under pressure but bring it back earlier for Lowe’s poor clearance.

He’s also coaching constantly.

Squidgy Black

Fardy and Lowe. Unreal.

Buer

razorblunt wrote: »

Owens happy to call advantage over for Glasgow with a pass behind their own line under pressure but bring it back earlier for Lowe’s poor clearance.

He’s also coaching constantly.

There was completely different situations presented to him. He called over for Glasgow when they threw a big skip pass to expose an overlap and open space. Lowe hacked a poor kick away with defenders in front of him when he called it back.

damianmcr

damianmcr wrote: »

Normal crowd or you think a few people have stayed away?

I got offered spares twice but couldn't take them

So good seeing players hit the ball at pace after last weekend

Squidgy Black

BP sorted by half time, lovely

prawnsambo

They're getting a lot quicker at putting these clips up now.

damianmcr

Loads of empty seats there?

prawnsambo

Fardy's turn now. Bonus point just before the break. 24-7.

stephen_n

The pace and power we are attacking with tonight is phenomenal.

razorblunt

Very impressive from Leinster, not perfect by any means but they’re not letting it affect their game.

Kevski

damianmcr wrote: »

Loads of empty seats there?

In the north stand and there’s no more empty seats than there would be for any other game during the 6 nations period.

Clegg

Scott Fardy plays the role Munster and Ireland want POM to play, but one he hasn't the skillset for. Fardy hangs out near the touchline on certain plays, powers through a tackle and uses his hands to offload.

damianmcr

Kevski wrote: »

In the north stand and there’s no more empty seats than there would be for any other game during the 6 nations period.

Cheers

razorblunt

Buer wrote: »

There was completely different situations presented to him. He called over for Glasgow when they threw a big skip pass to expose an overlap and open space. Lowe hacked a poor kick away with defenders in front of him when he called it back.

I’d argue both were “under pressure”, fair enough if he called after the Glasgow kick.

A-Train

Terrible poor defence to allow Glasgow in. Very soft

jacothelad

Liam Toland is a pointless gas bag.

clsmooth

Who is Glasgow’s main sponsor?? Just looks like it’s blurred out. Impossible to read.

A-Train

Great try, great passing and great gas James Lowe.

Clegg

A brilliant steal from Connors, sensational step and carry from Baird to start that up. It was an excellent handoff.from Lowe, but Huw Jones attempts at a tackle we've very poor.

Buer

razorblunt wrote: »

I’d argue both were “under pressure”, fair enough if he called after the Glasgow kick.

I don't think it was after the Glasgow kick. But it was when the ball had been passed to a player in a very advantageous position which Lowe wasn't in.

You can see a knock on advantage there in the second half where he didn't call advantage over for Glasgow until they made about 15m through a few phases i.e. a genuine advantage was adjudged to have taken place from the point of the knock on.

typhoony

that lad Baird is some athlete

Buer

Lowe is great but still makes some really sloppy errors with ball in hand. I'm not as convinced as many that he's going to walk into the Irish team.

razorblunt

clsmooth wrote: »

Who is Glasgow’s main sponsor?? Just looks like it’s blurred out. Impossible to read.

The Scottish equivalent of the ESB.

jacothelad

Harry Byrne looks so good. Baird....too.

Clegg

Ride

Me

Sideways

Buer

jacothelad wrote: »

Harry Byrne looks so good. Baird....too.

Byrne looks about 30 too. General play is quite composed and smooth. Seems able to take some poor ball on, go into contact and make ground. Far more athletic than the brother.

Ectoplasm

Jesus that was lovely from Baird

Exclamation Marc

Holy moly that was some run and try.

ongarite

Hype train to 88mph

Squidgy Black

Jaysus Baird does it again

Buer

That swerve and pace. That ain't right.

Ectoplasm

Buer wrote: »

Byrne looks about 30 too. General play is quite composed and smooth. Seems able to take some poor ball on, go into contact and make ground. Far more athletic than the brother.

He looks like the brother's slightly more shady twin.

jacothelad

Baird....Stunningly talented player.

That new winger has some pace

Squidgy Black

[Deleted User] wrote: »

That new winger has some pace

He's faster than James Lowe